That sofa cushion sized slab of stone you slung was very precariously perched on edge and moved easily. When I tried to remove the webbing it was already pinched underneath from having shifted (probably during a rappel) and had suffered minor damage. After I leaned the rock forward and freed the webbing, I lifted it a few inches and then pulled, the bottom slipped easily. NOT COOL!

That thing was positioned such that if it fell while being used as a belay it would land right on the belayer and if it fell during a rap it could easily cut the rope, if not trundle right on to your head. It's one thing to put yourself in danger but do not set traps for your fellow nOObs. It would be all to easy for an unobservant beginner to see the manky old tat on the existing fixed anchor (probably what inspired you to "back it up") and shun it in favor of your shiny new webbing. Rapping off of the two together would be dangerous enough, rapping off just the chunk of stone would almost certainly = disaster. Also, it's a minor consideration given all the other dangers associated with the set up but there were no rings or quicklinks on your webbing. Webbing will cut/melt very quickly with a rope being pulled through it like that.

I cannot emphasize this enough. IF YOU ARE INEXPERIENCED BUT DOUBT THE INTEGRITY OF A FIXED BELAY STATION, BACK UP WHAT IS ALREADY THERE AND THAT IS ALL. DO NOT MODIFY THE ARRANGEMENT, DO NOT REMOVE ANY OF THE EXISTING GEAR, JUST ADD AN EXTRA LAYER OF REDUNDANCY AND LEAVE IT FOR OTHERS TO FIX.

Now that I've gotten the rant out of the way, I'll see if I can say something constructive.

First off, you were right, the existing webbing was total shit and was probably 10+ years old. It needed to be replaced.

The appropriate way to fix the situation was to remove all of the existing software and replace it with redundant loops of new webbing. Since you were kind enough to leave two pieces of new webbing I used yours to replace what was there. If it was the feature itself you didn't trust, you could have backed it up with a nut placement. It would have been bootied later but your rappel would have been backed up.

And FWIW I trundled the block (I hesitate to even call it that, it just wasn't that big) so it shouldn't be an issue in the future.

But seriously - there's a multipitch route or two up there? I remember most everything being 75 feet or less.

I don't know. I've never actually topped out this route because I didn't think it was worth the effort but to look at it, I'm sure doing it in one pitch would cause a lot of rope drag.

I also seem to remember reading about one or two others that can be broken down because they climb under or around a feature that screws with rope management. I don't recall climbing one though. Maybe in Gods Area?

3 60ft ropes are not as good as 1 60meter ropes. So stop cutting them things. Gear collectors I will never understand. I would take you a month to summit Elcap with that rope NA. OK damz it another one star post whoooo hooo I am on a roll.